shoat

[ shoht ]
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noun
  1. Also shote . a young, weaned pig.

Origin of shoat

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English shote; cognate with dialectal Dutch schote

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How to use shoat in a sentence

  • There were nine shotes nearly of a size, and the Deacon said, "I'll give Serry the odd shote."

  • They're a mizzable pack of shotes, an' I b'leeve they'd all leave the camp fur a few ounces.

  • Two or three mean looking shotes like him squealed out "Hurra!"

  • He qualified his refusal to buy with a cordial invitation to go out and see his shotes, in which he took infinite pride.

    Prairie Folks | Hamlin Garland
  • These characteristic pigs are derisively called "shotes" by those who have seen their lean, lank and hungry development.

    Black and White | Timothy Thomas Fortune

British Dictionary definitions for shoat

shoat

shote

/ (ʃəʊt) /


noun
  1. a piglet that has recently been weaned

Origin of shoat

1
C15: related to West Flemish schote

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